Sofa bed



July 8, 1952 w. o. MGDANIEL SOFA BED 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May lO, 1950July 8, 1952 w. o. MCDANIEL SOFA BED 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 t Filed May 10,1950 WALTENFSODRANIEL ann on wn ,d1

ATTORNEY INVENTOR 5 Sheets-SheetY 3 WALTER o.Mc DANIEL J/ BVM SOFA BEDJuly 8, 1952 Filed May 10, 1950 Patented July 8, 1952 UNITED STATESri-fiaNfifA OFFICE A 2,602,169# SOFA BED Weitere, McDanien-Jeffef'son;Wis;` Applietion Mey i0, isderi'N: 1613221" 2,1 Claims.

1 This invention appeftinswu'bed daveiibrts d'lke dualpurpse furniture',arid 'more' efr# ticularly to a. devenport which can be r'edily operidto'v a f'ull s'ilzeddomfrtalldlebed, arid which ,Oeof theprifm'agry'objects'of invention is toprovde e," tri-section leedv dav'e'n'port, soe011#- strue'tedi'tha'tjthe necessity of sleepig 'on the tion being*ivote'dfor swirgiiig"4 movement l into tl'iedaveriortfrine uponmoverriexit'ofy the seat sect-ion andiiii'termediate' section: to eriope'r'be'd position; v Y

Av further" Aolojectofv my `iii'v'eritiori is'v t'o pro-Jvid-'riovelin'earis for mounting' the' backl setior'i iiithef-reiiri/'e"and for' supporti'rig theb'a'ck section iiieZ-''rm'Lmariri'er' in its horizontal bed positioitY A1 further rrportejntobjectof 'the rU/entio'n is thprifide vIneens-for hingedly 'connecting' thethr'ougiitiie beaidavenpoft 'taken en the mie '2e-125er Figue' 1,looking iii-the direction-'ofthe aavefio'rt; tekenden# the" une 3 --3vef Figure 45, looking thedngeetion df thefar'rws and Show-e ing mesme-mitsfozpen-bee-position,the mattress beiqgisiiowiif-Cafried bythe-seetioeitms'vviewa Figure 4,1I is; eliierjizjntai 'seetioiiai viewtaken4" 0T Figure 3, lookigiiithe* di# im* framfmem; memembefinalsbfmgdiifiai-tedadjaeent to their Llciw'er' ende by sidepanels 20. These sideA panels 20 are pref-l" erablyfiish With the'inn'esides ofthe-front narid It is lo' b' noted, howevrfthat'the' 3 by afront flat rail 23, and a rear rail 24. The front rail 23, extends abovethe rear rail 24, and forms a support for the sections I3 and I4, aswill later appear. If desired, the lower ends of the front uprights Ilof the frame members can be provided with ornamental feet 25.

Each of the sections I2, I3 and I4 include a rigid frame 25. Theseframes can be constructed in any desired way to form a rigid structureand as illustrated each includes spaced parallel longitudinallyextending rails 2l and end connecting rails 28. intermediate transversebrace rails 29 can also be provided and the entire frame is also bracedat the corners. The front section I3 and the intermediate section I4have rigidly secured thereto mattresses 3l! and these mattresses arepreferably of the inner spring type and their outer faces are coveredwith suitable mattress ticking.

The frame 23 of the back section l2, is provided with two faces, and oneface, i. e., the rear face when the back section is in an uprightposition, is provided with a mattress section 3l, which is alsopreferably of the'inner spring construction. The normal front face ofthe frame 23 carries an upholstered davenport cushion 32 and thiscushion terminates short of the normal lower edge of the back section,as can be best seen in Figure l, of the drawings.

The back section adjacent to its normal lower end is pivotally connectedto the side boards 23 of the end arm frames i and i 6, adjacent to therear ends of these arm frames. As illustrated, the side boards or rails26 have rigidly secured thereto pivot brackets or fixtures 33 and theframe 26 of the back section I2, has rigidly secured tol its front face,pivot brackets 34 and pivot pins 35 connect the brackets 33 and 34together. Consequently, the back section I2, can be pulled forwardly andswung down into the frame I I when the front land intermediate sectionsare swung forwardly and out of the frame, When the back section is swungdown into the frame, themattress 3I is uppermost and means is providedfor holding this frame in a substantially horizontal position. Thismeans can consist of pivoted legs 36 carried by the sides of the frame2B of the section I2. As illustrated, the legs 36 are pivoted as at 37tor brackets 38 which are rigidly fastened to the sides of the frame.Stops 39 are carried by the brackets which limit the forward swingingmovement of the legs. When the legs are swung at right angles Yto theframe of the back section, said legs will engage and rest Von the anglebars 2i, and consequently, the section I2 will be firmly held in itshorizontal position.

When the back section is swung baci: to its normal davenport sittingposition,'the samefis held in its upright position byV inwardlyextending stop pins 43 carried by the arm frames I5 and I6 and thesestop pins are arranged in the path of the rearward swinging movement ofthe back rest and the brackets 38 engage said pins and eifectively holdthe back rest in its upright inclined position.

The front and intermediate sections are connected tothe main frame ii ina novel manner and hinges 4i connect the frame of the intermediatesection to the inner face of the front rail 23 of the frame H, adjacentto its upperv edge and hence this intermediate section can be swung onits hinges Yup and then forwardly out of the frame II with the bottomthereof resting upon the upper edge of the front rail 23, as is clearlyshown in Figure 3 of the drawings. The frames Ward push will be exertedon the upper ends of.k

26 of the front section I3 and the intermediate section I4 are pivotallyconnected together by knuckle hinges 42 and it is to be noted byreferring to Figure 3, that when Athe sections are in their open forwardbed position that the sections 43 and 44 of the hinges abut, so thatthese sections will be maintained in a horizontal position.

By referring to Figure l, it can be seen that when the davenport bed isin itsset up position for sitting, that the intermediate section i4 isswung downinto the frame I I and that the mattress portion thereof islowermost. Various means can be provided for holding this section in theframe II and off of the floor. As illustrated, the hinge leaves 44 ofthe hinges 42 have secured thereto legs 45 and these legs are adapted torest on the angle bars 2| when this section is in its folded position.This is also clearly shown in Figure 1. The front section I3 lies overthe intermediate section and the front edge of this section rests uponthe upper edge of the front rail 23. ,n

The davenport bed is so constructed, as heretofore brought out, thatpersons do not sit upon the mattress parts of the sections and byutilizing this novel construction the sections I3 and I4 nt low withinthe frame and upholstered cushions 43 can be placed upon the upper faceof the section I3. Obviously, these seat cushions are removed when thedavenport is to be used asa bed. To give a desired'finishing effect, theframe 28 0f the section I3 can have rigidly secured thereto anornamental upstanding upholstered board 4T, which gives a rolled edge`appearance to .the davenport and this part 4l' also acts as a stop forthe seat cushions 43.

When the davenport is opened into a bed, as shown in Figures 3 and 4,the sections I3 and I 4 are supported at their front by legs 48. rTheselegs are pivotally connected adjacent to their upper ends to the frame26 of the section I3 by pivot pins 49 and these pivot pins are carriedby brackets 5E, which are rigidly secured to the frame of the frontsection. kThe legs extend above the frame of the front section and havepivotally connected thereto as at 5i operating links 52. The inner endsof these links Vare in turn, pivotally connected as at 53, to the hingeleaves 43 of the hinges 42. As the section I3 is pulled forwardly andthe section I 4 swings into a room, the connecting links 52 will bepulled rearwardly so as to swing the legs 43 to their verticalpositions. In the reverse action, when the section I 3 is swung up andrearwardly, a' forthe legs and the lower ends of the legs will be swunginwardly. This position is best shown in Figure 1.

In use of the davenpcrt bed, to open the same, it is merely necessary tofirst remove the seat cushions 46 and to then grasp the nishing board4l, or other convenient part of the front section, and pull up andforwardly on the same, so as to swing the'intermediate section I4 on itshinges 4I. The front section I3 and the intermediate section I4 will nowautomatically swing to a horizontal position and the legs 48 will .swingto their vertical position.` The sections I3 and I4 will then be rmlysupported in the manner heretofore described. The back section I2 is nowgrasped ad.- jacent to the upper end thereof and for swinging downwardlyland forwardly into the frame in rear of the intermediate section I4,and afs-this isdone the legs 36 are swung on their pivots until the Inclosing the davenport so thatthe same can be used for sitting andreclining, the back section I2 can be grasped adjacent to its front orupper end and this back section is swung bodily upwardly and vrearwardlyon the hinge pins 35 until the brackets 38 abut the ystop pins 40. Thefront or seat section I3 is now grasped and the sections I3 and I4 areswung on the hinges 4I and when a desired height is reached, the sectionI3 is moved down slightly so as. to break the hinges 42, after which thesection I4 will continue its swinging movement into the frame and thesection I3 will follow and rest on top thereof. The seat cushions 46 cannow be replaced and the desired good appearing davenport will be had.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that I have provided abed davenport which can be easily and quickly operated by a housewife,and one in which when open, the same will form a complete bed with flatmattress sections having their facing ends in close relationl and one inwhich the davenport upholstery is not utilized i for sleeping purposes.

`connecting the extreme edge of the intermediate section to the frontrail adjacent to the upper portion thereof, whereby the seat andintermediate sections can be swung into the frame, said frame beingprovided with horizontally disposed angle bar rests, means hingedlyconnecting the back section to the frame adjacent to its lower end forswinging movementto and from an upright position into the frame, andlegs on the Y back section for engaging said angle bar rests when theback section is swung into the frame.

2. A combination davenport and bed comprising a main frame includingside rails and connecting front and rear rails, a back section, a seatsection and an intermediate section associated with the frame, meanshingedly connecting the adjacent ends of the seat and intermediatesections together for swinging movement in one position one upon the topof the other, hinges.

connecting the extreme edge of the intermediate section to the frontrail adjacent to the upper portion thereof, whereby the seat andintermediate sections can be swung into the frame, said frame beingprovided with horizontally disposed angle bar rests, means hingedlyconnecting the baci; section to the frame adjacent to its lower end forswinging movementto and from an upright position into the frame, legs onthe back section for engaging said angle bar rests when the back sectionis swung into the frame, Aand said front section having legs adapted toengage said angle lbar rests when the back section is swung to anupright position and when said seat and intermediate sections and swunginto the frame.

WALTER O. MCDANIEL.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number l Name Date 228,408 Spoerl et al June 1,1880 2,291,391 Krakauer July 28, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS Number CountryDate 30,303 Norway Aug. 9, 1918 34,815 Sweden May 14 1913 53,145 SwedenFeb. 7, 1923

